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Ok I am reading the updates on TN Lien Laws and I read "For home improvement contracts, additional “notice” language must actually be built into the
contract between the general contractor and the owner. There are no notice requirements on such projects for parties other than direct contrac...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 3, 2020
TennesseePreliminary Notice
Our company has worked with one GC on two different projects. One project was an outdoor project in which the GC demanded that we use a material that
we knew was unsuitable for outdoor use and advised them against it because we knew there would be future issues. We have gone back on 3 oc...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentOct 18, 2021
TennesseeCollectionsMechanics Lien
Requirements to do spray foam insulation, can I buy the equipment and do jobs under 25,000?...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 30, 2021
TennesseeLicenses
I was hired to install a french drain. I completed the work, and the client refused to pay me, stating I installed the drain improperly. ...Read More
Anonymous Contractor
3 answersAdd commentJun 24, 2020
TennesseeMechanics LienPreliminary Notice
Hello, I am looking to build a few homes for sale along with custom homes if need be in the state of TN. I have built several houses under the owner builder
clause. The house I am living in now I have built. I was reading where I need a financial statement prepared by a CPA, is this easy to get? Also, A ...Read More
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentFeb 12, 2020
TennesseeLicenses
I Performed work as a Drywall sub Contractor and the Contractor doing the Project will not pay what is owed. He made a Partial Payment but there is a
balance owed. I submitted a Lien but it was filled out incorectly and I need to amend it
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DAVID CAPELLI
1 answerAdd commentJun 14, 2023
TennesseeMechanics Lien
Can a lien be filed on stored materials?...Read More
Angie Roberts
1 answerAdd commentMay 30, 2023
TennesseeMechanics Lien
I'm a painting contractor. Refinished kitchen and bathroom cabinets for customer. We have a signed contract. They paid $600 materials Deposit, but Never
paid the $5700 balance owed for the work. They refused to pay me, then they filed a "poor workmanship" claim with my insurance. My Insuranc...Read More
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Kris Hettish
1 answerAdd commentMay 22, 2023
TennesseeMechanics Lien
I am a sub contractor for a cleaning company for short term rentals I cleaned some cabins for. Cleaning company who hasn’t paid me work was performed
in January can I don’t have the name or address of the company can I put a lein on the owner of the property
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Anonymous Contractor
1 answerAdd commentMay 17, 2023
Tennessee
My 26 year old son had my husband's (his stepfather's) truck towed to a mechanic's shop to get an estimate to repair the transmission. Over the phone the
mechanic shop told my son that it would cost about $2,500 to fix it. The mechanic shop gave him a phone number to call to try to get a loan, if n...Read More
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Anonymous Subcontractor
1 answerAdd commentAug 2, 2018
TennesseeRight to Lien
The home owner will not allow me to finish my contract job because i did not work two days in a row. Can she do this? There was no deadline in the contract....Read More
Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentJun 5, 2023
TennesseeConstruction Contract
My elderly grandfather has contracted construction on property owned by my wife and I. The contractor didn't bill him for five months and now two weeks
after billing is threatening to put a lien on our property. I don't have the funds available to cover the contractor and my grandfather. What can I d...Read More
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John Tupper
1 answerAdd commentMay 23, 2023
TennesseeMechanics Lien
The state of TN. Says a subcontractor can’t lien. It also says: similar to North Dakota’s. Those who “furnish materials” may file a mechanics lien, and “Furnish
materials” means: To supply materials that are intended to be and are incorporated in the improvement; To supply materials that are intended t...Read More
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Anonymous Material Supplier
3 answersAdd commentMay 10, 2023
TennesseeLien DeadlinesMechanics Lien
We are in a conversation with a large developer to manage the construction of townhomes. They are pulling permits and we would be a subcontractor to
them as a construction manager. We would be handling all payments and contracts to venders and subcontractors. They have a questionable pa...Read More
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Anonymous General Contractor
1 answerAdd commentApr 19, 2023
Tennessee
GC of ground up custom residential home, CO received 4-13-23. Remaining sub and material invoices, along with 10% profit are unpaid. Property owners
unlawfully and forcibly entered secured home and have taken occupancy. What is my next step?
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Cherie Mangum
1 answerAdd commentApr 15, 2023
TennesseeLien Priority